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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz in 5 bands 0.495–999.990MHz MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz, (25.515-27.855 MHz)
Modulations AM   N-FM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   DV   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? FM (at 12dB SINAD, 3.5kHz DEV)
1.625–29.995MHz 0.4μV
30.000–75.995MHz 0.25μV
76.000–117.995MHz 0.25μV
118.000–173.995MHz 0.14μV
174.000–259.995MHz 0.32μV
260.000–349.995MHz 0.32μV
350.000–469.995MHz 0.16μV
470.000–599.995MHz 0.32μV
600.000–999.995MHz 0.56μV

W-FM (at 12dB SINAD, 52.5kHz DEV)
76.000–108.000MHz 1μV
175.000–221.995MHz 1.8μV
470.000–770.000MHz 2.5μV

AM (at 10dB S/N, 30% Mod.)
0.495–4.995MHz 1.3μV
5.000–29.995MHz 0.56μV
118.000–137.000MHz 0.5μV
222.000–246.995MHz 0.79μV
247.000–329.995MHz 1μV

DV (D-Star) (at BER 1%, 4.8kbps)
VHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
UHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 8 W, external speaker required ? 7 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 144–146 / 430–440MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz, (25.515-27.855 MHz)
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output ? 5W, 2.5W, 0.5W, 0.1W 12 W

Connections

Antenna - SMA -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 110-120 / 220-240V AC 5.5-11.5V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1947 and 1952 in USA Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 501 × 260 × 425 mm
(19.72 × 10.24 × 16.73 in)
58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
335 × 95 × 210 mm
(13.19 × 3.74 × 8.27 in)
Weight 29.40 kg (64.9 lbs) 290 gr (10.2 oz) with antenna and BP-217 ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 1052 channels in 26 bank(s) 120 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Bandspread in ham bands DTMF and CTCSS
PC-programmable
8-character alpha tags
IPX4 water-resistant
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000183 ICOM-IC-E000080D PRESIDENT-BENJAMIN